Phrase guide

on solid ground

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Confident or justified regarding a subject or argument.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • He's on solid ground when he's analyzing the pros and cons of convertible debentures.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: well-grounded, well-founded

Antonyms: ill-grounded, ill-founded, groundless, baseless, flimsy, unjustified

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Meaning 2

In a safe and secure position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Our department is on solid ground if the company starts flirting with the idea of layoffs; some other departments are in shakier positions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, solid, ground: not on top of anything that is likely to give way or disintegrate (e.g., loose soil, shaky structures, water, an ice road, clouds).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Mr and Mrs Liu got caught in the flood that ripped through their low-lying neighborhood. "We're just thanking God that we're back on solid ground," Mr Liu told this reporter. "We were clinging to a log at one point."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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